Actually, Ruth, assuming you're female, your mtDNA would be used and
being the female line - you just might not recognize your your line of
maternal grandmothers which could be much more exciting - just where
they lived and when!

But then, there may be a lot more to this than I understand, 'cause I'm
just a beginner at this too. Maybe Ann or one of the others could
correct my assumptions.
Allan

Ruth Cattles Cottrell wrote:
>
> Yes, I suppose they could just publish info about the ancestors I provided
> which I would recognize without them actually having my name attached to it.
> I just can't imagine being able to call them in five years and give them my
> name and get information - wish we had been giving a number at the time - I
> can't remember if SS# was something we were asked to provide.
>
> Ruth
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Allan S. Gleason" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 12:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [DNA] Brigham Young's on the Trail of DNA Tales.
>
> > Well, Ruth, my understanding of this is that in about five years or so
> > when they have digested all of this world's blood including yours they
> > will be able to relate to you a time and place where your DNA came from
> > way back in history after figuring out its relationship to everyone
> > else's blood. Whether you would have to give blood again to find out OR
> > whether they actually maintain a record of you, I don't know, but I
> > suspect and hope that they would be kind enough to keep track of you
> > somehow.
> >
> > For security reasons in this miserably hyper paranoid world, they will
> > NOT give names but only dates and places so that in combination with
> > your own genealogy it will provide leads such as "Oh! my gosh! My
> > ancestors came from Boston? and I always thought they came from
> > Nashville in 1635!
> >
> > Allan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Ruth Cattles Cottrell wrote:
> > >
> > > Does all this mean that sometime in the future those of us who have
> > > contributed blood to the Brigham Young study will actually be able to
> see
> > > our own information? I was not given any type of code # when I gave
> blood
> > > last year in Dallas. I understood at the time that we would not be able
> to
> > > identify our own information.
> > >
> > > Anyone have any info on how this will work?
> > >
> > > Thx,
> > > Ruth
> > >
> > > > This is VERY interesting. If any of you have problems getting the
> > > > article let me know, I copied it. Have just emailed my SC person at
> BYU
> > > > to verify this surprising event but the article claims they are using
> > > > 250 markers!
> > > >
> > > > Maybe this is why they insist upon blood!
> > > >
> > > > Remember my note not to standardize too soon and suggested maybe
> > > > hundreds of markers for better resolution????? But then, it could
> have
> > > > been a typo - - - Oh well.
> > > > Allan
> > >
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